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| Genre | Disney Channel |
| Format | Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, NTSC |
| Contributor | Olesya Rulin, Lucas Grabeel, Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Alyson Reed, Monique Coleman, Kenny Ortega, Ashley Tisdale, Peter Barsocchini, Corbin Bleu, Ryne Sanborn, Bart Johnson, Chris Warren Jr. See more |
| Language | English |
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The smash-hit Disney Channel Original Movie everyone is talking about is now available on DVD -- with bonus features that will rock your house! Troy (Zac Efron), the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the school's musical. As they reach for the stars and follow their dreams, everyone learns about acceptance, teamwork, and being yourself. And it's all set to fun tunes and very cool dance moves! Featuring the hottest talent, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL celebrates the power of music in this hip, entertaining, gotta-get-up-and-dance movie. Own all the excitement and the exclusive extras available on this Encore Edition DVD.
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The Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical is a combination of backstage action and Grease without the unwholesome habits. Scoring record ratings at the time of its January 2006 broadcast, it's a smash hit with tween audiences (ages 6 to 10), but appealing for all ages. At a New Year's Eve party, Troy (Zac Efron of the WB's Summerland) has a chance meeting with Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) when they share a karaoke song. Lo and behold, when school resumes, they discover that Gabriella has just transferred to Troy's East High School, a campus divided into tight cliques of jocks, cheerleaders, brainiacs, and skater dudes. Eager to recapture the magic they'd discovered during karaoke, Troy and Gabriella consider auditioning for the school's upcoming musical, much to the dismay of the school's frost queen/theater goddess, Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody). Problem is, Troy is also the star of the basketball team and Gabrielle is being recruited to compete in the Scholastic Decathlon. Will they give up their cliques to start something new, or will they do as the show's first big anthem urges and "Stick to the Status Quo"? Well, this is a Disney movie, so maybe the sacrifices won't be that hard, and even the hints of romance are mild.
The bestselling soundtrack is catchy in that Disney-pop kind of way, mixing in a dash of hip-hop ("Getcha Head in the Game," punctuated by squeaky basketball shoes and other sound effects), salsa ("Bop to the Top"), and the endearingly hammy ("What I've Been Looking For" performed by Sharpay and her brother, Ryan, played by Lucas Grabeel). It's not hard to imagine High School Musical becoming a semi-staple for high school groups to perform themselves. DVD bonus features include sing-along subtitles; a 9-minute featurette discussing casting, recording sessions, and rehearsals; a multi-angle look at a rehearsal of "Bop to the Top"; and music videos for "We're All in This Together" and a song that didn't make it into the final film, "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," performed by Efron, Hudgens, Tisdale, and Gabreel. --David Horiuchi
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : G (General Audience)
- Product Dimensions : 5.5 x 7.5 x 0.75 inches; 3.21 Ounces
- Item model number : 2260177
- Director : Kenny Ortega
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 38 minutes
- Release date : May 23, 2006
- Actors : Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Alyson Reed
- Subtitles: : English
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified
- Studio : Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
- ASIN : B000F2BNW2
- Writers : Peter Barsocchini
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #22,586 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #300 in Musicals (Movies & TV)
- #2,310 in Kids & Family DVDs
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The plot? During vacation, on New Year's Eve, basketball jock Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and the brilliant, bookish Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) meet at a teen party, forced to sing a karaoke duet together, and end up exchanging phone numbers. Then, for Troy, it's back to school at Albuquerque, New Mexico's East High.
But it turns out that Gabriella is East High School's newest student. So, a week after their duet, the two meet again and their interest in music and in each other is renewed. And there's a school winter musical looking for new blood. Do Troy and Gabriella sign up? Doing so would mean breaking out of their respective cliques and fracturing the school's status quo. Troy's with the jock crowd, with a big game in 2 weeks as the EHS Wildcats play for the championship. Gabriella is with the brainy set and expected to compete in the scholastic decathlon. As the song goes, as chorused overwhelmingly by the student body: "No, no, no - stick to the stuff you know." But, it turns out, what Troy and Gabriella know best is following their hearts. And singing.
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL is kid stuff, sure, served up with a bland, run-of-the-mill storyline, and with the usual messages of individuality and following your dreams wholesomely spoonfed to the audience. But it's all executed with a certain vitality and is so darn winning that even creaky, old dogs like me surrender under its spell. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL is as family friendly as it gets, about as objectionable as a brown-eyed puppy. Efron and Hudgens are sweet together and are most assuredly the biggest reason for Disney's newest monster franchise. Ashley Tisdale (Sharpay) and Lucas Grabeel (Ryan) shouldn't be left out as their sister-brother act is darn sidesplitting.
And most of the songs are pretty catchy. Certainly, tons of fans have propelled the film's soundtrack to the Billboard chart stratosphere. I'll probably forget these tunes in a week or so, but for now, I've been at it nonstop, humming "Breaking Free," "Stick to the Status Quo," and "I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You." This last song, by the way, is busted out merrily by Efron, Hudgens, Tisdale, and Grabeel (who shows off his chops here) in the dvd's bonus music video.
I also like this movie for the fact that it came out of nowhere to become a phenomenon. The Disney Channel certainly didn't expect all this hubbub at first. But in HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, we have star turning performances, unbridled, bubbly enthusiasm, and a certain generic charm - all combining to form this happy synergy. And, who knows, just maybe Walt Disney even gave his blessing from his cryogenic chamber. But there's simply no denying that this movie is a bonafide sensation and speedily becoming an unstoppable force. Me, well, color me a fan. And, to demonstrate solidarity, I'll echo the kids at East High: "Wildcats, everywhere!"
As a composer/librettist of Broadway musicals myself ("Marva!", a musical play about famed inner-city educator Marva Collins), I can appreciate the extraordinary combination of effort it required to make High School Musical into the splendid production it is. All of the songs are first-rate, but "We're All In This Together," "Stick to the Status Quo," and "Get 'Cha Head In The Game" are particular standouts. You'll find yourself singing them endlessly.
There are good reasons why the musical recording of this film is the first television soundtrack album to top the Albums Chart in twenty years. Those reasons are the songs. They are uniformly melodic, intelligent, and professional--rare qualities in today's music scene. I cannot recall any other album that actually made me wish that many of the tunes had been of longer duration! Several of the excellent numbers on High School Musical are only 2 minutes long or less, yet pack an enormous amount of heart and quality into every one of those few seconds. What a contrast to most recordings, where a bare minimum of musical and lyrical ideas are stretched, prolonged with preludes, repeated, and repeated again to make up for the almost total absence of substance!
The "Stick to the Status Quo" song warrants special mention because it brilliantly captures the reality of high school peer pressure within the context of an engaging large-cast production dance number. Who has experienced high school without feeling the stifling impetus to remain within rigidly defined boundaries of behavior, dress, and attitude? This song illustrates the foolishness of such self-imposed censorship without preaching, and is all the more a triumph because of that subtlety. If an athlete can bake, and a scholar can be into hip-hop, maybe there's hope for all of us.
It would be inaccurate to pigeon-hole this as a "message movie," notwithstanding the worthy subtext of tolerance, individuality, and inclusion. This film does not overemphasize or exaggerate its theme. Rather, it is seamlessly woven into the overall fabric of the entertainment. In the same way, racial and gender equality and diversity are not spotlighted as obvious morals, like they might have been in a lesser work. Instead, these principles are taken for granted as givens in the lives of these young people, who never would think to question whether it is appropriate for people of different races to date, or whether females can be the most accomplished scientists and mathematicians around. The film is much more effective in conveying these noble messages because of the subtlety with which it handles them as part of the unquestioned structure of modern life.
The musical-within-a-musical approach works well, too, because it makes room for a wide range of song styles, including a parody of the old Donnie & Marie Osmond song and dance shtick and a hot salsa number, "Bop to the Top," which is catchier than virtually any hit single within recent memory. These infectious yet funny numbers are nicely interspersed with the songs that are part of the main story as sung extemporaneously by the characters. And the wonderful high-energy choreography by the great Kenny Ortega is breathtaking, particularly in group-dance songs such as "Get 'Cha Head in the Game" and "Stick to the Status Quo."
My daughter and I watched this movie without fail, every time it was broadcast on the Disney Channel. As a result, I can testify from personal experience that it holds up well under repeated viewing, and I do mean repeated. Because of the wonderful combination of song, dance, romance, humor, and inspiration this motion picture always seems fresh, even after many viewings. I believe "High School Musical" will transform popular culture in a highly positive direction, moving a new generation of young people toward a much broader appetite for music, dance, and drama. It will preserve the genre of melodic book musical for many years, at a point when its future appeared precarious at best. No one could have predicted this impact in advance, but now it seems clear. What a contribution!
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This movie makes us all think about the "clique stereotypes" we fall into, and how we need to think outside the "Stereo-box." The songs were wonderful! Reminded me of the music you hear for Sitcoms of the 80's and 90's. The kind of diddy's that stick in your head long after the show is over (I still have one of the songs going through my head, though I can't remember the name of the song.) Yet the storyline has a positive message.
Sure the plot is a bit sloppy at times, and I kind of doubt that the school "Play stars" are the "villians" at many of today's high schools, but that may be what the movie makers were trying to show. Even sportos and band kids can get along. I also liked how "parents" to the most part, were left out of the storyline. Sure the father was the highschool coach, but the silly drama teacher was funny, and likeable.
The main stars, the good looking basketball player, and the New female student "brain" were EXTREMELY likeable, and you wanted to see them succeed.
Great movie, for the entire family!
Two thumbs up! MC White says check it out!
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joy and exuberance of young people in a rites of passage drama. The choreography is award winning and as soon as you see the amazing dance sequences you can see why.Spot Klapow joining in exhuberantly alongside the cast in the very sharp and fast dance sequences. Great casting and a splendid location in the Mid West. You'd have to be a curmudgeon not to enjoy this celebration of youth.
My daughter has continued to watch this (since our family viewing) a number of times (!!!) and I don't even mind hearing the songs in the distance - pretty addictive I guess if you are a bit of a softy!




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